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-added a note to disclose that our version of awips is non-operational and some functionality may not be available

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# Change Localization
## Localization Preferences
The default localization site for Unidata AWIPS is BOU (Boulder, Colorado, where UCAR is located). When you are prompted to connect to an EDEX server, you can change the WFO ID as well.
The default localization site for Unidata AWIPS is OAK (Omaha, Nebraska, where the Raytheon team is located). When you are prompted to connect to an EDEX server, you can change the WFO ID as well.
![](../images/connect.png)
![](../images/edexServerDialog.png)
Since release 16.1.4, CAVE users can switch the localization site to any valid NWS WFO from **CAVE > Preferences > Localization**, where edits canbe made to both the site ID and EDEX server name. Click **Restart** after changes are applied.
Since release 16.1.4, CAVE users can switch the localization site to any valid NWS WFO from **CAVE > Preferences > Localization**, where edits can be made to both the site ID and EDEX server name. Click **Restart** after changes are applied.
This window also has the option to **Prompt for settings on startup**, which if checked, would ask for the EDEX Server and Site location every time CAVE is started (this can be useful if you are used to switching between servers and/or sites).
![](../images/cave-localization-3.png)
Change the site (example shows TBW Tampa Bay) and click **Okay** or **Apply** and confirm the popup dialog, which informs you that you must *restart* CAVE for the changes to take effect.
Change the site (example shows TBW Tampa Bay) and click **Apply** or **OK** and confirm the popup dialog, which informs you that you must *restart* CAVE for the changes to take effect.
![](../images/cave-localization-4.png)

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Unidata supports two data visualization frameworks: [CAVE](install/install-cave) (an Eclipse-built Java application which runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows), and the [python-awips](http://python-awips.readthedocs.io).
> **Note**: Our version of CAVE is a **non-operational** version. It does not support some features of NWS AWIPS. Warnings and alerts cannot be issued from Unidata's CAVE. Additional functionality may not be available as well.
![CAVE](https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/awips2/images/Unidata_AWIPS2_CAVE.png)
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